Cape Town Backpackers Reviews

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81%

Rating

837 Total Reviews

82%Value For Money

81%Security

90%Location

83%Staff

83%Atmosphere

70%Cleanliness

75%Facilities

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I've been in few other hostels around Cape Town, but this is my favourite one. Staff is amazing and they always take care about good atmosphere. It's a great place to meet new friends. Definitely worth to stay a bit longer there.

Very nice hostel. I would definitely recommend that you stay here. Only the proximity to the road troubled my sleep at times (very loud vehicles roaming by). But maybe that's only problem of the room I stayed at, which was upstairs.
Overall a good hostel.

The staff were great, very helpful and had great advice for us.
The people staying there at were really great and the atmosphere was amazing!
Really reccomend this place!
Excellent staff atmosphere and position

All pretty great, guys. My only complaint was the cleanliness of the downstairs bathroom near room 1. It was always wet and dirty. Not at all inviting as a place to freshen up. On the bright side, I found the staff to be super friendly and helpful, and the in-dorm facilities were great. Thanks for everything!

We really enjoyed our four days at Cape Town Backpackers! The staff was great and had good information, and the laid back atmosphere was relaxing. Comfortable bunks and sitting areas. A perfect location for seeing Cape Town, just a few steps from great restaurants, groceries, transportation.

We were very disappointed with our stay in this hostel. Despite its good location all other aspects of this place was quite terrible. The 3 of us were only able to get about 2 hours sleep despite going to bed with an 8 hour window! It was extremely noisy and there was very little respect for each other. The dorms were very unkempt and tiny. The breakfast was good but took ages. All in all I would not recommend this hostel at all!

I've stayed in many hostels, but this one was a rip off. We paid 90 euros p.night for a double room (4 nights), which would be ok for a proper hotel room, but not for a very basic room in a hostel without breakfast or even quick daily cleaning service. Moreover, the security gate of the building (separate to the actual hostel) broke and the extra key got lost, so we had to walk to the main building and ask reception to let us in every time we came home. Quality-price level is totally lost here!

I liked it, the staff were great fun. The beds are very clean; which is important. Good mix of people. Spent Christmas day there, the staff tried very hard to make it fun and as Christmassy as they could. If I have concerns it's the room security. You get a lock box for valuables but is small, couldn't fit my kindle in. Nothing for the backpack. You can leave computers and the likes at reception but that didn't suit me. Toilets were too few and far between so a lot of waiting required.

There were some weird people sharing a room with us. One guy was up all night giggling loudly at YouTube videos in the the bunk below my sister, making it impossible for her to sleep, and 2 people rearranged the room and went through my luggage while we were out.

Private room: blood and stains on the sheets, bathroom dirty and mouldy, balcony door unlockable (staff wasn't interrested). Very loud and noisy. The pictures on internet didn't portray the truth!
Whole room made the impression that it wasn't cleaded before arrival. No value for money!

It was the Best experience EVA.... It was our first time in Cape Town and we loved every second of it..... The room was amazing, I paticulary liked that one could go outside and enjoy the courtyard as offered by room number 24... DEf C you again..
THANK YOU

Great hostel. Very social without being too noisy at night. Had a good sleep every night I stayed here. Loved the bar! Only negative thing about this otherwise charming hostel was the kitchen which was often dirty and didn't have a proper stove to cook. But there was a breakfast menu every day and many places to eat nearby. Would visit this hostel again.